Improvement in faucet-hole attachments to barrels



E. T. MURPHY. 4 Faucet-Holg Attachment to Barrels.

No. 203.638. Patented May 14, Isis.

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N. PETERS. PNOTO-LITHOGRAPHER. WASHINGTON. Dv C.

UNTTED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

EDWARD T. MURPHY, OF CAMBRIDGEPORT, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN FAUCET-HOLE ATTACHMENTS TO BARRELS.

Specification forming part of LettersPatent No. 203,63S, dated May 14,1878; application filed April 6, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD T. MURPHY, of Oambridgeport, in the county ofMiddlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and ImprovedFaucet-Hole Attachment to Barrels, of which the following is aspecification:

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 represents a vertical longitudinalsection of my improved faucet-hole attachment to barrels, and Fig.2 anend View of the same with faucet detached.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to an improved faucet-hole attachment for beerand ale barrels, by which the barrel may be tapped in convenient mannerby merely screwing the faucet into the attachment, the barrel beingautomatically closed on removing the faucet.

The invention consists of a faucet-hole attachment applied permanentlyto the barrelhead, and operated by the inserting or taking out of thefaucet, that actuates a spring-acted slide-tube of the faucet-holebushing.

Referring to the drawing, A represents a faucet, of the usualconstruction; and B, a faucet-hole attachment, that is screwedpermanently to the head of the barrel by means of an exterior-threadedcylindrical bushing, B. The bushing B is extended back of its threadedpart into the barrel, and provided with a number of perforations, a, therear end being closed by a detachable screw-plug. The bushing is screwedinto the faucet hole of the barrel by a wrench inserted into the squarerecess in the front end, or by a key and keyhole, or in-other suitablemanner, and provided with an interior-threaded portion andguide-shoulder b.

A slide-tube, c, is guided by. the shoulder 11 of the bushing B and by arear collar, d, in the cylindrical rear part of the same. The slide-tubeis closed at the rear end and open at the front end, and arranged with apacking in front of the collar d, and with perforations 0 in fi'ont ofthe packing. The rear part is acted upon by a spiral spring, f, that isinterposed between the rear plug of the bushing and the rear collar ofthe slide-tube, so as to force the latter through the guide-shoulder ofthe-bushing to some distance in front of the shoulder.

By screwing the threaded end of the faucet into the bushing an interiorshoulder of the faucet-barrel engages the front end of the sliding andspring-acted tube 0, so as to force the same back sufficiently to carryits packed rear collar back of the perforations of the bushing B, andadmit thereby the passage of the liquid from the barrel through theperforations of the bushing and of the sliding tube to the faucet, andthen to the outside, to be drawn off on opening the faucet.

By unscrewing the faucet from the bushing the spiral spring at theinterior of the same returns the slide-tube, and presses its packed rearcollar tightly against the shoulder of the bushing, so as to produce bythe packing the tight closing of the attachment. The escape of theliquid is thereby prevented, and the barrel closed in perfectlyair-tight manner.

To the front end of the faucet is applied, by a swivel-joint, a curvedcoupling-piece, D, that may be turned in any direction following thedirection of the hose, and that is always tight without unscrewing, andproduces a savingin conductingpipes.

The faucet-hole attachment is secured permanently to the barrel, andcloses the same automatically as soon as the faucet is de-" tached, soas to keep the interior of the bar rel perfectly sweet and clean, andadmit the tapping of the barrel with. great facility without theannoyance of the present mode of tapping ale and beer barrels.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- The combinationof the bushing B, having perforationsa, shoulder b, and plug at inner end, the spring slide-tube 0, havingcollar 01, and the faucet A, said tube being guided by shoulder b into asocket of the faucet, as shown and described.

EDWARD THOMAS MURPHY.

Witnesses:

JAmEs W. OAsEY, JOHN GAIN.

